Joan Weldon

Joan Weldon

Weldon with Byron Palmer on CBS Radio, 1955.
Born Joan Louise Welton
(1930-08-05) August 5, 1930
San Francisco, California, U.S.
Occupation Singer, film & TV actress
Years active 1953-1958
Spouse(s) Dr. David Podell (1966-present) 1 child
Children Melissa Weinand (b. 1968)[1]

Joan Weldon (born as Joan Louise Welton on August 5, 1930, San Francisco, California) is an American film and television actress.

Early years

Weldon's grandmother, Olio Cornell, raised her in San Francisco after she "was left motherless at five."[2] Weldon's great-grandfather was an actor on stage and in vaudeville.[2]

Stage

Weldon began her career singing in the San Francisco Grand Opera Company chorus. She also sang with the Los Angeles Civic Light Opera.[3] On Broadway, she appeared in Kean.[4]

After working in film and television, she resumed her career as a singer in road company productions including The Music Man[5] and Oklahoma!. Weldon retired in 1980.

Radio

In 1953, Weldon appeared as the soprano soloist on a broadcast of The Standard Hour on NBC radio.[6]

Film

Weldon's film debut came in the 1953 film The System.[2] Although her background was singing in operas, The System and her next two films, So This Is Love and Rear Guard, all had her in non-singing roles.[7]

She became a contract actress with Warner Bros. where she remained until her contract ended in 1954. Her most prominent film was the cult thriller Them!

Television

Weldon had a brief television career in the 1950s. Her first appearance in 1955 was in an episode of The Millionaire, starring Marvin Miller (actor). She was the first singer to sing in the Metropolitan .]. She made three appearances on Lux Video Theater in various roles. She also played Marian Keats in the title role of the Perry Mason episode, "The Case of the Angry Mourner" in 1957. Her final television appearance was in 1958 on Shirley Temple Theater.

In 1955, Weldon was one of the regular singers on the syndicated program This Is Your Music.[8]

Filmography

References

  1. ↑ http://www.glamourgirlsofthesilverscreen.com/show/283/Joan+Weldon/index.html
  2. 1 2 3 Cook, Ben (January 12, 1953). "Thumbnail Sketch". Indiana, Terre Haute. The Terre Haute Tribune. p. 4. Retrieved March 9, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ Hopper, Hedda (November 20, 1952). "In Hollywood". Texas, Harlingen. Valley Morning Star. p. 7. Retrieved March 9, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "We found 30 results for "Joan Weldon"". Playbill. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
  5. ↑ "Opera star heads 'Desert Song' cast". The Gridley Herald. July 8, 1977. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
  6. ↑ Buren, Maxine (September 6, 1953). "Vienna Philharmonic to Be Heard, NBC Features Newer Names on Air". Oregon, Salem. The Oregon Statesman. p. 12. Retrieved March 9, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ Hopper, Hedda (August 11, 1953). "Hedda Hoppers Hollywood". Arizona, Tucson. Tucson Daily Citizen. p. 13. Retrieved March 9, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ Terrace, Vincent (2011). Encyclopedia of Television Shows, 1925 through 2010. McFarland & Company, Inc. ISBN 978-0-7864-6477-7. P. 1074.

External links


This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Saturday, April 09, 2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.